Section ADM.04.08 — Forfeiture of Assistance.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Beneficiary who is found by the Council to have misused Program funds forfeits such Assistance. Any Misuse of Assistance must be repaid to the Tribe.

(b) If Assistance is used or pledged for a purpose inconsistent with the purpose set forth in an approved Program, then the payment shall be deemed forfeited.

(c) Assistance issued in error based on misrepresentation by a Beneficiary will be forfeited or revoked. The Tribe has a right to recover from any Beneficiary who received excess or improper Assistance payment, through mechanisms that include, but not limited to, the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court.

(d) No Assistance payment shall be made to an individual Beneficiary if that person is not alive at the time the payment is to be made. Since Assistance is based on need, a Beneficiary's death eliminates eligibility. This is the general rule applicable to the Assistance; however, the Program Guidelines may deviate from this approach if there is Assistance that is payable after death of the individual like a burial assistance program.